Expression from the nifB promoter of Azotobacter vinelandii can be activated by NifA, VnfA, or AnfA transcriptional activators

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 788-792

  Drummond, Martin ^a,c   Walmsley, Jean ^a   Kennedy, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NITROGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030028483     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.788-792.1996     Document Type: Article

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